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	<title>Best Practices for Legal Education</title>
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		<title>Integrating Internet-Based and Teleconferencing Resources into On-Line Teaching</title>
		<link>http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/2010/02/08/integrating-internet-based-and-teleconferencing-resources-into-on-line-teaching/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patty Salkin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Best Practices for Institutional Effectiveness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note: This is a continuing weblog describing my experiences teaching an on-line course in government ethics.
The on-line government ethics course this semester has already benefitted from a number of internet-based resources as well as teleconferencing.  With one of my early organizing goals to keep the “virtual class” as interactive as possible through the use of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org&blog=1333490&post=1228&subd=bestpracticeslegaled&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>BEST PRACTICES AND LAND USE LAW: a “natural” merger?</title>
		<link>http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/2010/02/05/best-practices-and-land-use-law-a-%e2%80%9cnatural%e2%80%9d-merger/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Lynch</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/?p=1225</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new article just posted to SSRN examines Best Practices in the field of land use law.  The article, &#8220;Practically Grounded: Convergence of Land Use Pedagogy and Best Practices&#8221; is forthcoming in the Journal of Legal Education. (One can downloand at: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1540713). 
The authors (my colleague Dean Patricia Salkin from Albany Law School and Professor John [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org&blog=1333490&post=1225&subd=bestpracticeslegaled&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Updating Institutional Responses to Best Practices</title>
		<link>http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/2010/02/02/updating-institutional-responses-to-best-practices/</link>
		<comments>http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/2010/02/02/updating-institutional-responses-to-best-practices/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Lynch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Best Practices & Curriculum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Catalysts For Change]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/?p=1209</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[St. John&#8217;s U Law School Professor Gina Calabrese posted this query to the clinic listserv:  
“I’d like to hear from other clinicians whose schools are taking
steps to study and implement the Best Practices report.  What
is being done, what issues are being raised?” 
I think this would make a good public discussion.  We know that U of Dayton has [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org&blog=1333490&post=1209&subd=bestpracticeslegaled&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On-Line Discussion Boards Create a New Arena for Engaged Learning Environments</title>
		<link>http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/2010/01/27/on-line-discussion-boards-create-a-new-arena-for-engaged-learning-environments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:09:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patty Salkin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Best Practices & Curriculum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teaching Methodology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What’s better than the Socratic Method to engage all students in a course?  On-line discussion boards.
One of the challenges in creating the virtual classroom is to strive for students to substitute time that would have been spent sitting in a seat in an actual classroom for time spent engaged in the discussion on-line.  In addition [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org&blog=1333490&post=1207&subd=bestpracticeslegaled&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>“I’d like to thank the Academy…”: Using Movies in the Law School Classroom</title>
		<link>http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/2010/01/22/%e2%80%9ci%e2%80%99d-like-to-thank-the-academy%e2%80%a6%e2%80%9d-using-movies-in-the-law-school-classroom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:04:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Myers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Teaching Methodology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/?p=1195</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The conversation that follows reminds me that when we, those supportive of the Best Practice model, use words like “innovation” and “engagement,” what we really mean is effective innovation and efficient engagement. When venturing away from the traditional delivery methods in the name of engagement and innovation, the most effective and efficient delivery methods must [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org&blog=1333490&post=1195&subd=bestpracticeslegaled&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Course Design – Technology Meets Substance in On-Line Curriculum Development</title>
		<link>http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/2010/01/20/course-design-%e2%80%93-technology-meets-substance-in-on-line-curriculum-development/</link>
		<comments>http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/2010/01/20/course-design-%e2%80%93-technology-meets-substance-in-on-line-curriculum-development/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:55:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patty Salkin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Best Practices & Curriculum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Best Practices, Outcomes & Assessment Techniques]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teaching Methodology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/?p=1188</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After setting course learning outcomes for the on-line government ethics course, I had to revise my syllabus to better match my goals and desired outcomes mindful of the on-line format, and I had to develop creative strategies for creating a vibrant virtual discussion that would satisfactorily create a functional equivalent of an in-person classroom discussion.
To [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org&blog=1333490&post=1188&subd=bestpracticeslegaled&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Support for Empirical Research on Teaching/Assessment</title>
		<link>http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/2010/01/18/support-for-empirical-research-on-teachingassessment/</link>
		<comments>http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/2010/01/18/support-for-empirical-research-on-teachingassessment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andicurcio</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/?p=1184</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Need for Scholarship About Law Teaching and Learning
When we teach or assess differently, we often wonder: does this actually make a difference?  Does it improve student learning?  If so, does it improve all students&#8217; learning, or does it only help a particular segment of students?  What do students think about this different methodology?  Does [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org&blog=1333490&post=1184&subd=bestpracticeslegaled&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Setting Goals and Evaluation for an On-Line Course</title>
		<link>http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/2010/01/17/setting-goals-and-evaluation-for-an-on-line-course/</link>
		<comments>http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/2010/01/17/setting-goals-and-evaluation-for-an-on-line-course/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 04:20:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patty Salkin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Best Practices, Outcomes & Assessment Techniques]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[distance learning]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/?p=1178</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With the recent focus on outcomes for learning, I decided to provide students taking the first on-line course at Albany Law School with written goals for the semester.  The following was posted for the students:
COURSE GOALS:
By the end of the course, students who participate fully should be able to:
1)    APPLY acquired knowledge of government ethics [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org&blog=1333490&post=1178&subd=bestpracticeslegaled&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Who are the &#8220;Best Law Teachers&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/2010/01/14/who-are-the-best-law-teachers/</link>
		<comments>http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/2010/01/14/who-are-the-best-law-teachers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:04:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Myers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Catalysts For Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teaching Methodology]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/?p=1175</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In 2008, Michael Hunter Schwartz, of Washburn Law School, began soliciting nominations for a study of the Best Law Teachers in this country based on Ken Bain&#8217;s book, What the Best College Teachers Do (2004).  Professor Schwartz has recently enlisted Best Practices Blog contributors Sophie Sparrow of Franklin Pierce and Gerry Hess of Gonzaga as [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org&blog=1333490&post=1175&subd=bestpracticeslegaled&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Objection! Helping Clinical Students Practice Trial Skills</title>
		<link>http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/2010/01/14/objection-helping-clinical-students-practice-trial-skills/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Myers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For the better part of the last decade, students in Albany Law&#8217;s Domestic Violence Prosecution Hybrid Clinic have used a computer program called &#8220;You Be the Judge&#8221; to help them sharpen their evidentiary objections.  It takes about forty-five minutes for students to complete a simulated trail during which they must object to various pieces of evidence [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org&blog=1333490&post=1171&subd=bestpracticeslegaled&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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